Printing device for use in connection



Aug. 7, 1934 G. TAuscHEK v 1,969,334

PRINTING DEVICE FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH TABULATING MACHINES,CALCULATING MACHINES, AND THE LIKE Filed July 25, 1928 INVENTU Py Yu/sC/ek @my i AZ/ Patented Aug. 7, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEPRINTING DEVICE FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH TABULATIN G MACHINES, CALCU-LATIN G MACHINES,

AND THE LIKE poration of New York Application July 25, 1928, Serial No.295,264 In Austria July 25, 1927 15 Claims.

, This invention relates to an attachment adapted to be used inconnection with a tabulating machine, or the like, by which it ispossible to simultaneously print a teXt, or the like, relating to theresults obtained by interpreting perforated cards.

The practical value of this device Will best become evident if it isconsidered that previously, in most cases, With the item printingperformed under control of perforations in the cards, there was alsoprinted adjacent therewith codes, or special characters, as X, Z, t,which represented names, places, materials, and the like, the meaning ofwhich had to be interpreted after the items of the card aie tabulated.So, for instance, when a list of wages is made up under control ofperforated cards, in the prior manner, a special character, code orcontrol number appears adjacent each printed amount, Which must be laterinterpreted to ascertain to whom the wages are to be paid.

The main object of the present invention is to provide an attachment forthe tabulating machine by means of which there is automaticallypresented a printing slug for each printing operation of the tabulatingmachine to identify the items printed during the tabulating operation.

In the accompanying drawing:-

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of one embodiment of the invention shownapplied to a tabulating machine. certain of the fundamentals of thelatter being disclosed diagrammatically at the right.

Fig. 2 is a View in perspective disclosing selective clutch devices forselectively controlling the operation of the feeding and printing meansof the attachment.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of a modification of the type slug feedingmechanism.

To the side Wall l of the tabulating machine a type slug magazine 2 isxed in such a manner that the upper portion of the magazine isco-ordinated with the extended platen 3 of the tabulating machine.

Tabulating machines, as to their operation and functions, are generallyWell known so that only a general description is given herein, and formore details of description reference may be had to patent to Lake1,600,413 dated September 21, 1926 disclosing one type of tabulator orto Patent 1,617,088 dated February 8, 1927 disclosing another type. Asstated in detail in the latter patent, the record or tabulating card 27is provided with the usual perforations 28 which are arranged in columnsto represent (Cl. lOl-58) numerical values. The perforation analyzingbrushes 29 are carried by a bar 30 of insulating material. 'Ihe bar 30is reciprocated, as fully explained in Patent 1,617,088, so that a brush29 in one direction of its reciprocation engages `a metal supportingplate 31 through the related column of perforations, thereby extendingthe circuit from the positive line side to a related magnet 32, and thento the other or negative line side.

Successive electrical impulses are, therefore, directed to magnet 32 tosuccessively adjust by pawl 33 a related printing bar 34. The adjustmentof the printing bars, and printing from the type at the printing line bythe usual hammers effects the representation of items, for eX- amplerepresenting Wages.

An accumulator is provided to accumulate the sums represented butrecourse to Patent 1,617,088 should be made for details of suchmechanism, as Well as for other details of the tabulating machine.

The type slug magazine 2 preferably comprises two vertical compartments4 and 5, the compartment 4 containing the series of type -slugs 17 fromwhich theA prints are to be secured, While compartment 5 contains thosereceived from compartment 4 from which prints have been derived.

TWo screw spindles 6 and 7 are provided one in each related compartment,4 and 5, respectively, Which support their related stack of type slugs17. A shaft 26 which is driven, carriesat one end a bevel gear 22 whichmeshes With a bevel gear 23 which has an integral Worm wheel 18areceiving screw spindle 7. At the other end of shaft 26 there is secureda'bevel gear 24 which meshes with a bevel gear 25 integral with the WormWheel 18h receiving screw spindle 6. Therefore, for a certaindirectional rotation of shaft 26 spindles 6 and 7 are turned oppositely.

The shaft 26 has secured thereto a gear 8 meshing at a certain time witha segment 10 fixed to a shaft 9 which is operatively connected to thedriving shaft of the tabulating machine.

The shaft 9 carries a cylinder 11 which is provided with a cam groove,the latter receiving the lower end (Fig. 1) of a reciprocable lever 15,to Which is pivoted a slide 16 so that as the slide 16 moves incompartment 4 it moves the uppermost type slug 17 from which a printinghas been effected from compartment 4 to compartment 5.

A pin 12a on a cam disk 12 secured to shaft 9 operates a lever 12b sothat the cam in its rotation first retracts and then releases a hammer13 which when released, is shifted quickly by a coil spring 13a toeffect printing from the uppermost type slug in magazine 4.

The device operates as fol1ows:-

The compartment 4 is first lled with type slugs placed in the samesequence or order as the perforated cards are presented to the analyzingmechanism so that each type slug identies the related items. During therotation of shaft 9 printing is effected from the adjusted type bars 34and also under control of disk v12 hammer 13 is operated to print fromthe uppermost type slug 17 in the compartment 4 by pressing the sameagainst the usual inking ribbon (not shown) to effect a print on therecord strip, to print a name for example adjacent the printed item.

Thereafter, the hammer 13 is restored to normal by spring 13a and bymeans of the cam groove in cylinder 11 slide 16 is shifted to the leftto move the type slug 17 from which a printing has been effected to thecompartment 5. After this operation segment 10 now engages gear 8 sothat spindles 6 and 7 are rotated oppositely so thatspindle 6 brings thesuccessive printing slug 17 incompartment 4 in correlation with theprinting hammer 13, and spindle 7 lowers its stack so that a space isprovided at the top of the compartment 5 to receive the next printingslug 17 from the compartment 4.

It is, at times, desirable not to change printing slugs incorrespondence with the printing under control of each perforated card.To this end there is provided a coupling or clutch 20 (see Fig. 2)between shaft 9 and the disk 12 to therefore control selective printing.To effect this control, a magnet 20a. is energized to effect the clutchconnection. The control may be such that printing from a slug iseffected after a certain number of cards are analyzed, or if a specialcard occurs.

Also by providing a selective connection between shaft 9 and cylinder 11which comprises a clutch 21 controlled by magnet 21a, the change of typeslugs may be controlled so as to be performed after a certain number ofprints corresponding to a like number of operations from tabulatingcards, or after a special print, as a total, for example, derivedby,tabulating machines in the usual manner. The shaft connection issuch, of course, that spindles 6 and 7 are rotated only when clutch 21is established.

The mechanism for feeding the type slugs from one compartment to theother may be modified as disclosed in Fig. 3. In this modificationspindles 6 and 7 are omitted and two oppositely reciprocable slides 16and 16a are provided. The upper one, 16 is reciprocated by lever 15 inthe manner described. Lever 15 is pivoted at 15a to a fixed cross memberor bar 15b. vAbove pivot 15a there is connected one end of a link 16cwhich has a pivotal connection 16d to a lever 16e which is pivoted at16f to bar 15b. The lower end of lever 16e has a pin and slot connectionto the lower slide 16a. Therefore, as slide 16 is shifted to the left,slide 16a is shifted to the right so as to interchange printing slugs.Hence, the number of slugs in each compartment remains constant and theslugs are always in the same order, so that groups of repetitionprintings in the same sequence can be secured.

By providing the unit shown in Fig. 3 as detachable, the conveyingmechanism and slugs can be removed as a unit from the machine andstored, the slugs remaining in the same order.

What is claimed is as follows:-

1. In a tabulating machine, the combination of a magazine having twocompartments arranged side by side for receiving type slugs in columnarrelation, means for guiding a web of paper for receiving imprintsthereon, a hammer arranged to engage one of the type slugs while in thecompartment to cause the same to print on the web, means fortransferring type slugs from the first compartment to the second andfrom the second to the first to correlate a new type slug with saidhammer, and means for operating said hammer and said transferring means.

2. In a tabulating machine, the combination of a magazine having twocompartments arranged side by side for receiving type slugs in columnarrelation, means for guiding a web of paper for receiving imprintsthereon, a hammer arranged to engage one of said type slugs while in thecompartment to cause the same to print on the web, means fortransferring type slugs from the top of the first compartment to the topof the second compartment, and from the bottom of the second to thebottom of the rst to correlate a new type slug with said hammer, andmeans for operating said hammer and said transferring means.

3. In a tabulating machine, the combination of a magazine having twocompartments larranged side by side for receiving type slugs in columnarrelation, means for vguiding a web of paper for receiving imprintsthereon, a hammer arranged to engage one of said type slugs while in thecompartment to cause the same to print on said web, a reciprocable slidearranged to transfer slugs from the top of the rst compartment to thetop of the second, a second reciprocable slide arranged to transferslugs from the bottom of the second compartment to the bottom of thefirst, both of said slides being operated to correlate a new type slugwith said hammer, means for operating said hammer, and means forreciprocating said slides.

4. In a printing machine, a supply magazine carrying identifyingprinting strips, mechanism adapted to print from one of said stripswhile in the magazine, a storage magazine receiving the strips fromwhich printings have been effected, and a pair of oppositelyreciprocated means for transferring one of the strips from the upperpart of the supply magazine to the upper part of the storage magazinesimultaneously with the transfer of another strip from the lower part ofthe storage magazine to the 1 lower part of the supply magazine.

5. In a printing machine, a magazine carrying a series of printingstrips, in stacked formation mechanism adapted to coact with one of theprinting strips to shift the same while in the magazine to effectprinting therefrom, and a transfer mechanism for feeding one of thestrips to the magazine after a printing operation from another strip.

6. The combination of a record controlled tabulating machine, a drivingmechanism therefor, a printing device including means for printing fromprinting members and means for conveying said printing membersseparately to printing position opposite a. sheet to be printed, meansfor operating the conveying means to present said printing membersseparately to the printing position during the operation of thetabulating machine, and a mechanism for connecting said operating meansand the means for printing from said printing members with said drivingmechanism.

7. The combination of a record controlled. tabulating machine, a drivingmechanism therefor, a printing device including means for printing fromprinting members, a conveying means for said printing members adapted toshift a printing member from one chamber of a magazine after a printingoperation from the printing member to the other chamber and separatelyto printing position opposite a sheet to be printed, means for operatingthe conveying means to present said printing members separately to theprinting position during the operation of the tabulating machine and amechanism for connecting said operating means and the means for printingfrom said printing members with said driving mechanism.

8. The combination with a record controlled tabulating machine, of adriving mechanism therefor, a printing device including means forprinting from printing members, a conveying means for said printingmembers including a reciprocable slide adapted when operated to transfera printing member from one chamber into another chamber of a magazine inwhich the printing members are arranged in super-` imposed relationship,one of said printing members being presented to a sheet to be printed,means for operating the conveying means to present individual printingmembers to the printing position during the operation of the tabulatingmachine and a mechanism for connecting said operating means and theprinting means for said printing members with said driving mechanism.

9. The combination with a record controlled tabulating machine, of adriving mechanism therefor, a printing device including means forprinting from printing members, a conveying means for said printingmembers comprising screws rotatable in the chambers of a magazinearranged to support said printing members in superimposed relationship,said screws being rotatable in opposite directions so that the printingmembers are raised in one chamber and lowered in another, means foroperating the conveying means to present individual printing members tothe printing position during the operation of the tabulating machine,and a mechanism for connecting said operating means and the printingmeans for said printing members with said driving mechanism.

10. The combination of a record controlled tabulating machine, a drivingmechanism of the tabulating machine, a printing device includingconveying means adapted to bring type members separately opposite thepart of a sheet to be printed to identify item printing of thetabulating machine, means for printing from said type members, means foroperating the conveying means during each operation of the tabulatingmachine, and means whereby the type member printing means and theconveying means are operated by the driving mechanismY of the tabulatingmachine.

11. The combination with a record controlled tabulating machine havingdriving mechanism therefor, of a printing device comprising conveyingmeans adapted to bring printing members separately into printingposition opposite a surface to be printed, means for operating theconveying means to present individual printing members to the printingposition duringthe operation of the tabulating machine, and a mechanismadapted to connect said operating means with the driving mechanism ofthe tabulating machine, the last named mechanism comprising a clutchmechanism adapted to selectively cor.- nect the operating means with thedriving mechanism of the tabulating machine.

12. The combination with a record controlled tabulating machine havingdriving mechanism therefor, of a printing device comprising coni veyingmeans-adapted to bring printing members separately into printingposition opposite a surface to be printed, means for operating theconveying means to present individual printing members to the printingposition during the operation of the tabulating machine, a mechanismadapted to connect said operating means with the driving mechanism ofthe tabulating machine, a printing mechanism for said printing members,means for actuating said printing mechanism, and a clutch adapted toselectivelv connect the actuating means with the driving mechanism ofthe tabulating machine.

13. The combination with a record controlled tabulating machine havingdriving mechanism therefor, of a printing device comprising conveyingmeans adapted to bring printing members separately into printingposition opposite a surface to be printed, means for operating theconveying means to present individual printing 11 members to theprinting position during the operation of the tabulating machine, saidconveying means including a reciprocable slide which is operated totransfer a printing member from one chamber to another of a magazine,and 11 means for effecting a selective connection between said slide andthe driving mechanism of the tabulating machine.

14. The combination with a tabulating machine, of a driving mechanismfor said tabulating machine, a printing device comprising conveyingmeans adapted to bring printing members separately opposite the part ofa sheet to be printed to identify an item printed on said sheet by saidtabulating machine, means for operating 12 said conveying means topresent individual printing members to a sheet during the operation ofthe tabulating machine, means for connecting the driving mechanism ofthe tabulating machine with the operating means, means to take 13 animpression from the printing member, and a. clutch connection adapted toselectively connect the impression taking means with the drivingmechanism of the tabulating machine.

15. In combination with a record controlled 13; tabulating machinehaving a driving means therefor, of a printing device comprising meansfor conveying printing members individually to a sheet, means foreifecting a printing operation from an individual printing member to 14(identify an item printed by said tabulating machine upcn said sheet,means to effect selectively a connection between the driving means ofsaid tabulating machine and the conveying means, and means to effectselectively a connection be- 14.- tween the driving means of saidtabulating. machine and said printing means.

- GUSTAV TAUSCHEK.

